On a recent episode of ‘Toe-to-Toe With Trigg’ UFC veteran and Bellator fighter, Vladimir Matyushenko, announced his intentions to retire following his upcoming bout against Joey Beltran. “Last fight Trigg, last fight. Doesn’t matter win or lose. That’s it,” said the aging light-heavyweight. Check the full video below:

Russian MMA veteran, Aleksander Emelianenko, appears to have made things much worse on himself in the prior week, since his charges of rape and beating his housekeeper came to light. According to a Russian Report, the MMA Legend has disappeared and failed to appear for questioning and as a result has been put on the...

“Nate Diaz, me and him have some history. He’s talked a lot in the media, he’s mentioned my name a lot. He’s not too far off from a title shot. A few more wins he might be a guy who is challenging me for my belt. But he made it personal. He’s talking a lot...

“Greg Jackson is more the guy that’s going to talk to you to make sure you have the right attitude going into the fight, make sure that you believe that you’re going to win, he’s more of an attitude guy, which is very important – to have a winning attitude.” “Greg has been a tremendous...

This summer’s UFC 175 headliner is safe, following a successful surgery performed on the UFC’s middleweight champion, Chris Weidman. News comes via his official instagram account where the champ stated, “Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes. Surgery was a success!” Here’s some post-op photo’s:

Following his dominant Metamoris 3 headliner, 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu founder, Eddie Bravo, has the bug to compete again and will do it when the right opportunity presents itself. “What I do from this point on is to secure the best future for my family. I want what’s coming to me, so whatever the...

After his unfortunate UFC release, Melvin Guillard, is on the outside and looking for a new fighting home for the first time in nearly 10-years. His storied UFC career started in 2005 and saw many ups-and-downs, but for sure, the one thing you could always count on with Guillard is, entertainment. That’s probably why the...

“Another couple of months and I would be ready to fight tho year. But I’m having this opportunity to spend more time with my family, to focus and work over my personal projects… I was a bit worried to begin with, but then I thought to myself, I have been doing this since I was...

Joanne Calderwood spoke to BJPENN.COM affiliate, Whoa TV, ahead of her joining the TUF 20 cast. TUF 20 features 115-pound female fighters in a tournament that will crown the UFC’s first champ. TUF 20 will be coached by Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez.

Recently, Jose Aldo, the UFC’s featherweight champion, told the Brazilian media that he believes Anthony Pettis is scared and avoiding a champ vs. champ bout. To that, Anthony Pettis, told Combate.com the following: I laughed of what he said because it’s me who is challenging Aldo since the beginning. I would drop of my division...

“It’s one of those things where, something stinks here. He’s talking more than ever. He’s saying things like ‘Chael better not get hurt’ and ‘Chael better not fall out.’ I’ve never pulled out, ever. If I’m hurt or I’m sick, I just show up. Never do I complain or I pull out. What that’s telling...

Fresh off his title-losing efforts against, UFC Veteran Rousimar Palhares, former WSOF champion, Steve Carl, went under the microscope to check on any post-fight injuries suffered during his submission loss. In typical Palhares fashion, the leg of Carl is wrecked! Steve took to Facebook with the update: “MRI results are in and I’m looking at...

“I don’t think I accidentally explained it incorrectly to [Dana White] — I think I explained it 110 percent exactly how the story went…. What happened was, I wasn’t even wearing an Ultimate Fighter shirt … because the kid told me he thought it was an Ultimate Fighter rash guard. But, here’s the thing, it’s...

“To be honest, I don’t feel like I’ve been hit very hard. I think when I was fighting at 70, I took a couple hard hits and of course BJ (Penn) hit me hard, but aside from that, I think it’s more cuts than anything. I’m not taking a lot of damage, I’ve never felt...

With a sidelining injury and a lengthy rehab schedule, newly minted UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks, is urging the other competitors in his division to continue in his absence. The champ told MMAJunkie, “How many people are claiming they deserve a shot at me? I’ll be out for a little bit longer, so I would...

GSP and Nick Diaz are now semi-retired fighters and full-time police officers, pulling over at night to question Alistair Overeem regarding his obsession with exotic animals Want to see more Ultimate Cartoons? Click HERE.

UFC legend, Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell shows off his acting chops in the latest Duralast commercial for AutoZone! After you watch it, check out this other commercial from Chris Weidman and draw a comparison. Do it, Do it NOW!

If we have learned one thing over the years it’s that that pesky injury bug holds no prejudice. It just proved us right again, in taking out top female bantamweight fighter, Shayna Baszler. Baszler was scheduled to face off with, former Strikeforce champion, Sarah Kaufman in just two-week on the UFC’s Quebec, Canada fight card....

“I always wear gi pants when I train. It helps with my game. It’s harder to pull your leg out when it’s locked down with gi pants. There was a whole big scandal over the pants. I asked to wear pants specifically, because in the rules it says all no-gi competitors must wear a rash...

It was just a few short weeks ago that Will Chope was pulled from the UFC Fight Night 38 fight-card after his official weigh-in for the event. Prior allegations of domestic abuse, mixed with a dishonorable discharge from the air-force ruled the UFC’s rash and sudden decision. Now, his ex-wife, the alleged abused, has come...

Yves Edwards and Piotr Hallmann will have to wait a few more weeks to scrap. With UFC 173 becoming quite crowded with fights, UFC officials announced today that the lightweight matchup between Edwards and Hallmann has been removed from UFC 173, and stuck into UFC Fight Night 43 – a difference of 14 days. Edwards was once...

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